Where should Themes be in Mac OS 12.01?

[KdeB (Kim de Bourbon)]

Just bought a new MacBook Pro, running Maverick, OS 12.01. And RapidWeaver 8.9.3

I’ve migrated all my files over from my old laptop … but some of my RapidWeaver files are only on my Mac Pro tower, which I primarily used for RW work. So I need to move them to the new laptop.

I’m able to open most of my RW8 projects on the new MacBook … But there are a few that indicate a missing theme.

So, I’ve located them on the old machine, and made copies to put them on the new laptop.

QUESTION: Where should RW themes, theme styles, plugins and other files BE in OS 12.01?

If I use “Reveal Addons Folder” in a working RW8 project, it takes me to:

– Library/Group Containers/ P97H7FTHWN.com.realmacsoftware.rapidweaver/ Library/Application Support/Addons and then I see a folder of themes.

That string of letters/numbers before the com.realmacsoftware.rapidweaver folder concerns me …

Is this really where the files should be?

There are also folders titled P97H7FTHWN.com.realmacsoftware.rapidweaver7 and P97H7FTHWN.com.realmacsoftware.rapidweaver8 … with some, but not all the themes in them.

I ALSO find I have RW files in:

Library / Containers / RapidWeaver / Data / Library / Application Support / Rapidweaver /

AND in:

Library / Application Support / RapidWeaver

Can someone help me sort out just WHERE all the Themes should be? Seems to me they should all be in one place?

[dirkV (dirk vermeulen)]

Hi just double-click on the themes and RW does the rest.
RW has a location for the ‘standard’ themes and a location for changed and bought themes.
greetings dirk

[KdeB (Kim de Bourbon)]

Thanks. But not sure what you mean by “double-click on the themes.”

I have a number of themes from my old computer I need to install on my new computer. I have those themes on my new desktop. Are you saying I can just doubleclick on them on the desktop and they will go where they need to go?

Sorry to be dense…

[thang (David)]

It is usually better to drag an add-on or theme onto the RW icon in case you have multiple versions of RW installed so it gets put it the correct place.

[KdeB (Kim de Bourbon)]

Ok. So I drag and drop them on the RW app icon, and that does it?

[thang (David)]

Yes, that is the preferred method which has been mentioned in many posts here on the Forum.

Having said that, it may be easier to create a new folder like “RW Addons” and change the Add-Ons location in RW8 to that new folder. You may have to re-install some items, or just drag them into that folder, but it may ultimately be less confusing.

You can of course check and see if re-installed themes that you have added via dragging onto the RW8 icon have gone to that correct Themes folder when viewed in “Reveal Addons Folder”